Touch or click the panel labeled Wi-Fi, the panel should turn from blue to grey and should look like Figure 2.

Note: When you need all the wireless devices turned off (Wireless (Wi-Fi), Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth, GPS and near field communication (NFC)), 1, touch or click Airplane mode, the panel should turn from grey to blue and should look like Figure 3.

Figure 2: Wi-Fi Antenna Off

Figure 3: Airplane Mode On

This icon means that the wireless antenna is on, but you are not connected to a wireless network. For information on setting up and connecting to your wireless network, refer to the Dell Knowledge Base article Wireless Networking for the Home for Windows 10.

To turn the wireless (Wi-Fi) antenna off:

Touch or click on the Network icon ().

Touch or click the panel labeled Wi-Fi, the panel should turn from blue to grey and should look like Figure 2.

Note: When you need all the wireless devices turned off (Wireless (Wi-Fi), Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth, GPS and near field communication (NFC)), as when on an airplane, touch or click Airplane mode, the panel should turn from grey to blue and should look like Figure 3.

Figure 2: Wi-Fi Antenna Off

Figure 3: Airplane Mode On

This icon means that the wireless (Wi-Fi) antenna is off.

To turn the wireless (Wi-Fi) antenna on:

Touch or click on the Network icon ().

Touch or click the panel labeled Wi-Fi, the panel should turn from grey to blue and should look like Figure 2.

When you need all the wireless devices turned off (Wireless (Wi-Fi), Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth, GPS and near field communication (NFC)), as when on an airplane, touch or click Airplane mode, the panel should turn from grey to blue and should look like Figure 3.

Figure 2: Wi-Fi Antenna On

Figure 3: Airplane Mode On

This icon means that the computer is in Airplane mode and that all the wireless communication devices including Wireless (Wi-Fi), Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth, GPS, near field communication (NFC) and any other type of wireless communication are turned off.

To turn the communication devices and the wireless (Wi-Fi) antenna back on:

Touch or click on the Network icon ().

Touch or click the panel labeled Airplane mode, the panel should turn from blue to grey.

This section provides information on how to access the Bluetooth radio and where other wireless and networking settings can be changed.

Press and hold the Windows key (), and then press the i key.

To turn the Bluetooth radio on or off, perform the following steps:

Touch or click Devices.

Touch or click Bluetooth.

Touch or click the slider under Bluetooth to toggle the Bluetooth radio on and off.

Touch or click More Bluetooth options to be able to make the Bluetooth on the discoverable or not.

To control other wireless devices individually, perform the following steps:

Touch or click Network & Internet.

Note: From this screen you can check the status of your Internet connection, turn the wireless radio on and off, turn on Airplane mode on and off, make your computer a Mobile Hotspot and change the settings for VPN, Data Usage and Proxy server.

Touch or click the slider to the right of Wi-Fi, the slider should move to to the left and the listing under Wi-Fi will change from On to Off, and should look like Figure 2.

Note: When you need all the wireless devices turned off (Wireless (Wi-Fi), Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth, GPS and near field communication (NFC)), as when on an airplane, touch or click the slider to the right of Airplane mode, the slider should move to to the right and the listing under Airplane mode will change from Off to On, and should look like Figure 3.

Figure 2: Wi-Fi Antenna Off

Figure 3: Airplane Mode On

This icon means that the wireless antenna is on, but you are not connected to a wireless network. For information on setting up and connecting to your wireless network, refer to the Dell Knowledge Base article Wireless Networking for the Home for Windows 8(8.1).

To turn the wireless (Wi-Fi) antenna off:

Touch or click on the Network icon ().

Touch or click the slider to the right of Wi-Fi, the slider should move to to the left and the listing under Wi-Fi will change from On to Off, and should look like Figure 2.

Note: When you need all the wireless devices turned off (Wireless (Wi-Fi), Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth, GPS and near field communication (NFC)), as when on an airplane, touch or click the slider to the right of Airplane mode, the slider should move to to the right and the listing under Airplane mode will change from Off to On, and should look like Figure 3.

Figure 2: Wi-Fi Antenna Off

Figure 3: Airplane Mode On

This icon means that the wireless (Wi-Fi) antenna is off.

To turn the wireless (Wi-Fi) antenna on:

Touch or click on the Network icon ().

Touch or click the slider to the right of Wi-Fi, the slider should move to to the right and the listing under Wi-Fi will change from Off to On, and should look like Figure 2.

When you need all the wireless devices turned off (Wireless (Wi-Fi), Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth, GPS and near field communication (NFC)), as when on an airplane, touch or click the slider to the right of Airplane mode, the slider should move to to the right and the listing under Airplane mode will change from Off to On, and should look like Figure 3.

Figure 2: Wi-Fi Antenna On

Figure 3: Airplane Mode On

This icon means that the computer is in Airplane mode and that all the wireless communication devices including Wireless (Wi-Fi), Mobile Broadband, Bluetooth, GPS, near field communication (NFC) and any other type of wireless communication are turned off.

To turn the communication devices and the wireless (Wi-Fi) antenna back on:

Touch or click on the Network icon ().

Touch or click the slider to the right of Airplane mode, the slider should move to to the left and the listing under Airplane mode will change from On to Off, and should look like Figure 2.

When the listing under Wi-Fi is still showing as Off. Touch or click the slider to the right of Wi-Fi, the slider should move to to the right and the listing under Wi-Fi will change from Off to On, and should look like Figure 2.

The Windows Mobility Center provides quick access to the most common mobile features.

To access the Windows Mobility Center perform the following steps:

Click Start.

In the search box, type Mobility Center.

Click Windows Mobility Center, in the search results.

Click Turn wireless off or Turn wireless on as needed.

Note: When you cannot click Turn wireless off or Turn wireless on (grayed out), it means that the wireless hardware switch has turned the wireless radio(s) off.
You will have to manually toggle the wireless hardware switch to turn the wireless on before you can use the Windows Mobility Center.
Refer to Table 1 for possible key combinations and wireless hardware switch locations from most to least common.

Possible Key Combinations and Wireless Switch Location

Press and hold the key and press the key.

Press and hold the key and press the key.

Press and hold the key and press the key.

Press the key.

Slider switch located on right or left-hand side of the computer
(applies to older models of Latitude and Precision).

For more information, refer to the Quick Start Guide for your notebook, as this is the best place to find that information.

After updating your wireless network adapter driver, it may be necessary to reconnect to your Wireless network. For information on connecting to your wireless network, visit our Networking and Wireless Support Center and select the Set up and Manage Wireless Networking for the Home article for your Operating System, in the Wireless Networking section.